SAO Pride Week 2019 - Day One - Early Draft

Her hand tightens on the hilt of her sword, pulling it free of the scabbard as torches flicker to life down the corridor. It’s our third time battling this boss, The Wicked Facade, at the end of the thirty-second floor’s labyrinth. Where nuance and strategy failed before, Yuuki’s determined to take it down with pure brute strength. She looks back at me over her shoulder, a wry smile crossing her face. She’s going to show off again, I can tell.

“We’ve got this,” she says. “You and Siune just heal us while we beat the heck outta this thing!”

 

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